In Croydon, six of the primary schools are at capacity or over ... That’s around four per cent over capacity. Aerodrome Primary Academy is operating at just under four per cent over capacity.

Parents in Croydon have been told to be on high alert and to report anything suspicious to the school and police. Aerodrome Primary Academy has asked that parents bring their children to and from ...

They invariably have an early morning flight to catch from Gatwick Airport, which lies just 16 miles southwest of Croydon. It’s far cheaper to stay here than to get an airport hotel. Gatwick Air ...

Parents in Croydon have now been warned to be vigilant and report anything suspicious to the school and police. Aerodrome head Zoe Foulsham said: "Please could we ask that all children are brought ...

A £20m UK airport which was once the biggest in the world is now abandoned after it was forced to scrap flights more than 60 years ago. Croydon Airport opened in 1920 by merging Beddington and ...

It was 1921 — the same year Chaplin released his masterpiece The Kid — when the 'Little Tramp' star landed at Croydon Aerodrome (then London's major airport) following a jaunt to Paris.

In fact, the UK's first major international airport was in Croydon, with flights to Paris and Brussels among the first passenger services to fly to and from the airport. The port itself had been ...

Continuing a series tracing the highs and lows of Croydon Airport, this week's Heritage Column concludes a look at some of the crashes and disasters that befell residents and aviators in the early ...